Washington, Dec 31 (IANS) NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is inching closer to creating history once again as it approaches for a close encounter of the ancient Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 – nicknamed Ultima Thule – on New Year’s Day.

Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Leading private insurer SBI Life Insurance on Monday said it has signed a ‘bancassurance’ pact, with state-run Allahabad Bank to offer a financial planning solution to consumers.

San Francisco, Dec 31 (IANS) Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been dropping support for dated devices and operating systems (OS) from time to time and now it is ending support for iOS 7 and older versions, Android 2.3.7 and Nokia Series 40 (S40).